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Holiday Season Panic – Can AI Help?

by SurfBum | November 1, 2026 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

You don’t need a massive corporate marketing team or a complex tech budget to leverage AI. Used right, AI acts as an invisible, highly efficient co-pilot that can handle the repetitive grunt work—leaving you free to focus on what actually matters: your clients, your products, and a little bit of seasonal downtime for yourself.

Curating the Club Cellar: Navigating Markups, State Law, and the Distributor “Coaching” Trap

by SurfBum | October 24, 2026 | The Small Business Minute | 0 Comments

One of my favorite rules is that if it is at Costco or the local market, get it off your list. That only encourages price shopping and increases corkage while reducing sales.

Powering Modern Web Development: 118West Partners with Elegant Themes

by SurfBum | October 23, 2026 | Success On The Beach | 0 Comments

At 118West, our mission is to build robust, scalable, high-converting digital foundations for our clients. Today, we are thrilled to make an official milestone announcement: 118West is officially an Elegant Themes Partner, recommending and supporting Divi as our...

Do Your Customers Value Your Business?

Nov 11, 2012 | Blog

Do you ever feel like your business can do better and just can't seem to make it happen? Business can wear on you every day and it can be hard to step back and find the simple solutions to todays tough business problems. We know, we have been there ourselves. And...

Do It Yourself (DIY) Online Marketing

Nov 11, 2012 | Blog

Are Your Online Ads Too Expensive, are your Online Ads Not Working? Have you even tried online ads? Most importantly, are you getting the customers you need from your online ads 24x7? Let the Pros at The Bourquin Group help you out. We have found that a well...

How To Market On Facebook For Free

Sep 22, 2012 | Blog

Can you really Market on Facebook for Free? One of the interesting things about running an online marketing business, is watching business owners do things that just kill time so they can save money. So here is your chance to learn the exact same techniques we use...

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